Bill Belichick is operating without a signed contract at North Carolina. According to CBS Sports, Belichick hasn’t officially signed his deal with the school. UNC introduced him as its next coach in December and the six-time Super Bowl winner has been assembling a staff and gone out on the road to recruit.
Bill Belichick's plans have been revealed by an NFL insider amid buzz he could leave UNC to coach the Raiders or another team.
Belichick famously spurned the New York Jets after he was named Bill Parcells’s successor. His tenure lasted less than 24 hours after he wrote his resignation on a napkin and jumped ship to take over the New England Patriots. This move paid off handsomely.
The situation is “making people nervous” at North Carolina, per Florio, including the athletic director and ACC president, concerned that Belichick could be biding time to see if an offer to return to the NFL shows up later in the game after there was little interest in the 72-year-old so far, according to Florio.
Bill Belichick has a simple way out of the North Carolina contract as NFL teams reach out about a potential return to coaching.
"Sources tell CBS Sports — and UNC confirmed this week — that there is no fully-executed and signed contract between Belichick and UNC. And industry sources say that could lead to a legal gray area about how much, if any, of a buyout there would be if Belichick left for the pros.
With rumors coming out about NFL teams reaching out to Bill Belichick, some more news recently came out about his contract with UNC.
On Wednesday, Belichick made two more additions to the staff for next season. Belichick brought in former NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer as North Carolina's new special teams coach and then hired Will Friend as the new offensive line coach, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Bill Belichick has wasted no time making moves since being hired as the North Carolina football head coach. The Tar Heels have been active in the recruiting from and the transfer portal in just a month since Belichick was hired as the replacement for Mack Brown.
Bill Belichick's longevity at UNC doesn't matter. He was hired to get the Tar Heels really good, really fast, and he might pull it off.
Here’s another reason for folks at North Carolina to be nervous. Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick has not yet signed his contract, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports. The failure of Belichick to sign the deal raises questions about whether ...